An OPC UA server is required to communicate with OPC UA-compatible systems and equipment. If you have groov EPIC or a groov Box, you can use the Ignition Edge internal OPC-UA server and drivers. If you need an external OPC-UA server, we recommend Kepware Technologies' KEPServerEX.

NOTE: When activating your groov, activate the EPIC, Box, or Server first, and then activate GROOV-LIC-ENT.

If you have groov EPIC or a groov Box, then email Opto 22 at pcs@opto22.com to receive your free license for Ignition Edge.

The groov View Action Plan gives you a simple, effective mobile operator interface—your own custom mobile app designed for your automation systems and equipment—without having to build or configure it yourself.

The groov Edge Appliance (groov Box) is Opto 22’s Internet of Things (IoT) and operator interface appliance that provides visualization, data handling, and connectivity to automation systems, software, databases, and devices of all kinds—all in a compact, industrially hardened box suited to the edge of the network.

Read about everything you can do with the groov Box in this data sheet.

This Quick Start guide for the GROOV-AR1 groov Box shows you how to set up groov, build and view a simple operator interface, and start using Internet of Things (IoT) tools including Node-RED, OPC-UA drivers, and MQTT transport protocol with Sparkplug messaging.

This user's guide shows you how to set up, configure, and usegroov View to easily build an operator interface to monitor, control, and see data from your automation systems, equipment, databases, and software.

The web-based operator interface you build can be securely viewed by authorized users on any brand computer or mobile device.

Opto 22 announces relationship with Dell to develop and deploy Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Automation manufacturer Opto 22 and Dell join forces to bridge the gap between existing industrial assets and infrastructure, and the digital world of mobile, cloud, and information technology.

Are there reasons to use off-the-shelf mobile devices in industrial automation? What are the advantages and disadvantages, and what do you need to think about before moving ahead? This white paper discusses environmental, safety, security, connectivity, and other factors to consider and includes specific advice for choosing device types suited to your industrial application.

Opto 22's free groov View apps for iOS and Android allow you to use View for one or more groovs on your smartphone or tablet in full-screen mode without the address bar, toolbars, and other things you see in a browser. To get a groov View app for your mobile device, go to your app store and search for “groov View.”

This technical note describes how to set up the groov App on your mobile device.

Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) are requiring a new standard in today’s automation industry. This white paper takes a look at the industry's new best practices for building an effective HMI. You'll find out what's wrong with most HMIs and why, see some of the research behind those that work, and learn specific ways to make yours better.

Whether you're starting an HMI from scratch or thinking about adding to or changing yours, the information in this paper will help you build an HMI that increases productivity, saves downtime, and avoids accidents.

A fully-configured groov project demonstrating how to build and use both simple and complex gadgets.

In the demo you’ll see how to:
• Show the value from a temperature sensor in the submersible James Cameron used to explore the bottom of the Marianas Trench
• Control a tank level and an auger in a brewery
• Trend electrical demand data for a wind farm

We’ll also look at some more complex capabilities, like these:
• Show a rotating graphic in your interface, like a compass
• Show machinery states with animated GIFs, like the turbines at the wind farm
• Indicate changes with multiple images, like the fermenter’s tank level in the brewery